Alan Dawson, a three-time CAA Coach of the Year who has taken the ODU men's soccer program to two straight NCAA tournaments, advancing to the second round both times will be our chat room guest Monday, Sept.6 at 5:30 p.m. Please join us with your questions about the upcoming season, the CAA race and the Stihl Soccer Classic on Sept. 10 and 12 with Rutgers, Navy and CAA rival William and Mary.
Dawson enters his eighth season guiding the Monarchs. In just a few years,
he has led the program back to national prominence. Last year, ODU reached the NCAA second round and ranked as high as second nationally. Before some critical injuries, ODU won its first 14 games and did not allow a goal throught the first
nine. Dawson was named by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) South Atlantic Coach of the Year.